Question: Find the unit tangent vector to the involute of the circle at the point P(x, y). (See Exercise 19) Data from in Exercise 19 If

Find the unit tangent vector to the involute of the circle at the point P(x, y). (See Exercise 19)



Data from in Exercise 19


If a string wound around a fixed circle is unwound while held taut in the plane of the circle, its end P traces an involute of the circle. In the accompanying figure, the circle in question is the circle x2 + y2 = 1 and the tracing point starts at (1, 0). The unwound portion of the string is tangent to the circle at Q, and t is the radian measure of the angle from the positive x-axis to segment OQ. Derive the parametric equations x = cos t + t sin t, y = sin t - t cos t, t > 0 of the point P(x, y) for the involute.y 0 QString 1 (1, 0) P(x, y) X

y 0 QString 1 (1, 0) P(x, y) X

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